Specifications Technologist

Premier Foods; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company is seeking a Specifications Technologist to join their Barnsley team. This role involves creating and maintaining product specifications, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, and collaborating with various departments. Ideal candidates will have a food or science degree and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Up to 7.5% pension

Life assurance

Online and in-house training

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• No/little food industry/spec writing experience for junior role.
• 2+ years specification writing experience for experienced technologist.

Responsibilities

• Collate and validate data for product specifications.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and customer policies.
• Generate pack copy data and check artwork for accuracy.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Food or Science Based Degree

Tools

IT Competent

Job description

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Based in Barnsley - Hybrid 2 days WFH

• Collation, validation, and accurate input of data is required into Retailer and Premier Foods specification databases. Responsibility for generating pack copy data and reviewing artwork to ensure that the pack information is accurate.
• Ensuring provision of data is conducted in a timely manner and to the correct “Gold” standard.
• Ongoing maintenance of specifications and data as required to ensure all information is correct and up to date.
  
  
  

Permanent

Based in Barnsley - Hybrid 2 days WFH

Working as part of a fantastic team reporting into a Senior Specification Technologist, this role is varied and is required to write and maintain finished product specifications for products supplied and produced by and on behalf of Premier Foods.

• Collation, validation, and accurate input of data is required into Retailer and Premier Foods specification databases. Responsibility for generating pack copy data and reviewing artwork to ensure that the pack information is accurate.
• Ensuring provision of data is conducted in a timely manner and to the correct “Gold” standard.
• Ongoing maintenance of specifications and data as required to ensure all information is correct and up to date.
  
  
  

What we need from you...?

• Junior – qualifications as required but no/little food industry/spec writing experience.
• Experienced Technologist - current experience within Food Industry and/or 2+ years specification writing experience.
• Food or Science Based Degree/qualification
• IT Competent.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple fast paced tasks/projects whilst delivering results against tight deadlines
• Ability to transfer data accurately with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work without supervision and on own initiative, self-motivated/driven.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to align with the company Leadership Values
  
  
  

What you'll be doing...?

• Ensure all necessary information is presented in a format to enable the generation of a finished product specifications and product labels which meets with all relevant legislation.
• Create specifications for retailers, foodservice, B2B and branded products and ensure all data is correct and accurate.
• Process, check and approve specifications.
• Ensure all necessary and accurate legislative information is incorporated into the specifications, ensure compliance to customer policies for own label products and internal polices for branded products.
• Ensure all necessary information is presented in a pack copy format to enable the generation of a product label which meets with all relevant legislation.
• Understand, maintain, and develop knowledge of retailer/foodservice plus other customer requirements to enable maintenance of customer specifications on their chosen systems/portals.
• Liaise with Suppliers, Technical, Procurement, Regulatory, R&D, Technical Account Managers, Marketing and Project Managers to ensure products are compliant and that the correct data is used to complete customer and branded specifications.
• Generation of pack copy data and checking of artwork to ensure that it is compliant, correct, and reflective of the pack copy.
• Answering enquiries relating to the products managed including allergen, ingredient, and nutritional information
  
  
  

What we offer you in return...?

• Competitive salary
• Up to 7.5% pension
• Life assurance
• Wide range of online and in-house training
• Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers
  
  
  

Ready to apply...?

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.

A Great British Food Company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

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